Albert, the incumbent left tackle, tweeted Wednesday he had zero interest in playing anywhere else on the line (he has since deactivated his Twitter account). It turns out he might have jumped the gun with his assumption.

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NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that the Chiefs are continuing to work out a long-term deal with the franchise-tagged Albert on the assumption he will be their left tackle of the future. The Chiefs still are interested in drafting a tackle to fill the right side of the line.